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"After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death, so along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet runs away from her unbearable life of servitude"--
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In a landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Foner gives us a life of Lincoln as it intertwined with slavery, the defining issue of the time and the tragic hallmark of American history. The author demonstrates how Lincoln navigated a dynamic political landscape deftly, moving in measured steps, often on a path forged by abolitionists and radicals in his party, and that Lincoln's greatness lay in his capacity for moral and political growth.
4) The jewel
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Lone city trilogy volume 1
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English
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Violet, a poor girl from the outer city, finds forbidden romance and uncovers brutal secrets when, after three years of training, she is purchased by a royal family as a surrogate mother for royal children.
5) Freedom bird
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom.
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Lone city trilogy volume 3
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English
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Publisher Annotation: For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City have lived in service of the royalty of the Jewel. But now, the secret society known as the Black Key is preparing to seize power. While Violet knows she is at the center of this rebellion, she has a more personal stake in it?for her sister, Hazel, has been taken by the Duchess of the Lake. Now, after fighting so hard to escape the Jewel, Violet must do...
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A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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2020 Youth Media Awards: Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz!
Juneteenth Reads for Children
Juneteenth Reads for Children
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A slave family is distressed when they discover their son Ben has run away.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014?]
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English
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Celebrate Juneteenth!
Children's Books for Juneteenth
Juneteenth Reads 2023
Juneteenth Reads for Children
Children's Books for Juneteenth
Juneteenth Reads 2023
Juneteenth Reads for Children
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In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"--
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament...
16) Elijah of Buxton
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English
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In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
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Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies...
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First Second
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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On Bourbon Island off the coast of Madagascar, a French ornithologist and his assistant are caught up in an adventure involving slavery, colonialism, and the last days of the great pirates. Includes historical notes.
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